diff --git a/src/VREF/COUNT b/src/VREF/COUNT
index 6b5cacf..f4c3eae 100755
--- a/src/VREF/COUNT
+++ b/src/VREF/COUNT
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# TODO: convert to perl!
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # gitolite VREF to count number of changed/new files in a push
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ nf=
 # $oldsha when you update an old feature branch from master and then push it
 count=`git log --name-only $nf --format=%n $newtree --not --all | grep . | sort -u | perl -ne '}{print "$."'`
 
-[[ $count -gt $max ]] && {
+[ $count -gt $max ] && {
     # count has been exceeded.  If $9 was NO_SIGNOFF there's still a chance
     # for redemption -- if the top commit has a proper signed-off by line
     [ "$9" = "NO_SIGNOFF" ] && {
diff --git a/src/VREF/FILETYPE b/src/VREF/FILETYPE
index 2115a5c..3f1d5f9 100755
--- a/src/VREF/FILETYPE
+++ b/src/VREF/FILETYPE
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# TODO: convert to perl!
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # gitolite VREF to find autogenerated files
 
diff --git a/src/VREF/VOTES b/src/VREF/VOTES
index bb6bf22..8dc3563 100755
--- a/src/VREF/VOTES
+++ b/src/VREF/VOTES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # gitolite VREF to count votes before allowing pushes to certain branches.
 
diff --git a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-description-file b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-description-file
index 7d00298..f8c2bd6 100755
--- a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-description-file
+++ b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-description-file
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # For normal (not "wild") repos, gitolite v3 sets 'gitweb.description' instead
 # of putting the text in the "description" file.  This is easier because it
diff --git a/src/triggers/upstream b/src/triggers/upstream
index 7834778..7c4981d 100755
--- a/src/triggers/upstream
+++ b/src/triggers/upstream
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # manage local, gitolite-controlled, copies of read-only upstream repos.